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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

medalhão

Pronunciation / Transliteration: medalhao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medallion/məˈdæl.jən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela usava um lindo medalhão de ouro."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large medal or a piece of jewelry resembling a medal, typically worn as an ornament.

    "She wore a beautiful gold medallion around her neck that sparkled in the sunlight."
  2. 2

    A circular or oval ornament or design, often used in architecture or art.

    "The ceiling featured a stunning medallion that added elegance to the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'médaillon', which stems from the Italian 'medaglione' (an augmentative of 'medaglia', meaning medal), ultimately tracing back to the Late Latin 'medalia'. Historically used to describe a large antique coin or a medal-like ornament worn as jewelry.

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